"No, no. I mean, it'll be a huge change and I'll probably be a horrible Queen, but if it means I can be with you, it's worth it." She said.

"Just please, don't loose." She said with a chuckle. She knew if he lost, he would be banished forever, but she wasn't going to worry about that. Besides, if he did loose and he was banished, she would go with him. She had nothing left for her here without him.

He smiled at her respinse. "Well I better get going then." He said, giving her a nuzzle before walking out of the den. He quickly found the King and Queen lying by the watering hole, most of the Pride was gathered around them, waiting for their orders. "King." He said, staring at the large male laying next to the Quern. "I, Zeus, son of Kuruk, challenge you, for King of the Pride." Zeus daid formally, seeinf thewudened eyes of suprised of the lions and lionesses around them. Even the Queen gave a glare. He looked back towards Imani, whos tood behind him, and waited for the King's responsr.

Imani followed Zeus to the watering hole, watching the other lion's reactions as he made his statement. Most of the lions smiled at each other, excited for a fight. The lionesses looked skeptical and glanced at each other nervously. The Queen looked livid, the look in her eyes enough to turn the savanna to ash.

His gaze focused on the King, taking a sligjt glimpse at the Queen every few seconds, the King rose to his paws. "Very well." He said, looking the former rogue up and down. "I, Ares, accept your chanllenge." He said, then wuthout saying a word, turned his back on him, and went towards a clearing. Preparing to fight.

Imani's breath caught in her throat when she realized something. Zeus could die here. The King was bigger and stronger than Zeus, but he might have the advantage from being swifter than the huge lion.

As they entered the clearing, Zeus and Ares stood across from each other. The rest of the Pride filled in around them, making ring like structure. The King bowed, and Zeus followed, giving the respect and the tradition of the fight. Zeus looked back to Imani, who had filled in to his right. He gave her a reassuring nod, before turning back to face Ares. Both he and Zeus looked to the Queen, who stood on a small rock, overlooking the match. "You all knoe the rules. Loser is banished, along with their family." She said, a slugjt look of pabic filled her eyes, then disappeared with anger. "No one else may join the fight, and if you pin the other to where they cannot get up for 10 seconds, you win. Is everyone ready?" She asked, the Pride roared in excitement, and Zeus and the King nodded. "All rigjt then, Fight!" She yelled, the Pride roaref around them as Zeus and Ares lept for each other.

Imani took her place next to the other lionesses and lions as they made a circle around the King and Zeus. She watched restlessly as the fight started, looking up to the Queen to find her gaze focused on them as well. She could have sworn she saw panic in her eyes

Zeus lept at the King as he did the same, the two collided with such force that you could hear the contact from a mile away. Zeus gripped his claws into Ares shoulders, and Zeus could feel teeth inching towards his throat. Zeus tryed to being the bigger lion to the ground, but he wouldnt budge, suddenly Zeus was thrown to the ground, Area's paws hard on his shoulders, Zeus quickly twisted and turned, but wouldnt budge. He took his back paws and kicked up, scratching into Ares's underbelly and semding the larger male flying off of him. He quickly regaimed his balance and jumped on the larger male, who was still on the ground. He latched his jaws on the King's muzzle, and put his paws on his mane. Pushing ever so sligjtly on his neck. The King tryed to move, but whenever he did Zeus put more weigjt on his neck, and bit harder on his muzzle. He claed Zeus's hunches, but Zeus never lost grip on his target, finally Ares tail hit the ground twice, signaling submission. Zeus immediately let go and moved off of Ares, who slowly got to his paws, to the Pride's amazement. "Good Move. I thought I had you there King Zeus for a moment." He said, bowing his head submissingly. Zeus had won, and was now King of the Pride.

Imani held her breath as the fight commenced, wanting so badly to help him. She was surprised when the King surrendered, but she wanted nothing more than to run to Zeus when he did. She refrained, not wanting to break some rule that she didn't know about. The Queen looked furious as the King surrendered, and she braced herself for the oncoming argument that was sure to happen.

Zeus looked up to the former Queen, who immediately stepped down from the rock, but before doing so she said, "The new King must pick a Queen. Now." She said, stepping off the rock. Zeus leaped on swiftly, and bowed towards his new pride. "I would be honored to have Imani as my Queen." He said, bowung in her direction, a look of Pride spreading across his face.